The Mexico City giants are the top overall seed in Leagues Cup, a designation based on points gathered in the last 34 regular-season matches of 2023 – and Las Águilas remained excellent in this year’s Clausura (spring) campaign, finishing tops in the regular season table before going undefeated in the liguilla (playoffs) to win their second straight title and 15th overall.
Manager André Jardine has thrived during his year-plus in charge, amassing a 36W-11L-16D record and making the perennial powerhouse sturdy and stylish. América have long been one of the wealthiest, best-supported clubs in Mexico. The Brazilian – who led his country to a gold medal at the Japan Olympics three years ago – has ensured that they rarely, if ever, punch below their weight.
Here, though, we should probably note Columbus blew the doors off América in the group stage of last year’s Leagues Cup, a 4-1 win at LDC that essentially sparked the stretch-run surge that powered them to MLS Cup glory.
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Publish date : 2024-08-06 13:00:00
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